19-year-old Christian Martin Found Guilty Of 1st-degree Intentional Homicide For The Murder Of Nelson Manuel López Correa, 15, In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Martin is facing up to life in prison when he is sentenced in February 2026.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

December 10, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, a Milwaukee County jury convicted Christian Brandon Martin, 19, of 1st-degree intentional homicide for the October 28, 2024 cold blooded homicide of Nelson Manuel López Correa, 15, in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Martin is facing up to life in prison without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced on February 26, 2026.

Martin allegedly shot López Correa once in the side of the head (the 9mm shot entered the left temporal scalp and exited on the right temporal scalp) at the 1600 block of W. Forest Home Ave. while talking to a female that used to date Martin.

Det. Alexander Ayala, Reelected To 2nd Term As Milwaukee Police Association (union) President

After a heated and controversial campaign to seek reelection, Ayala defeated Milwaukee Police Officer Wieting to become MPA president for a second 3-year term. (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H1iAQPDet/)

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

December 9, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  The Milwaukee Police Association (MPA-union) members reelected Milwaukee Police Detective Alexander Ayala, also known as Alex Cornejo, as President of the MPA for a second term defeating Milwaukee Police Officer Scott R. Wieting Jr. who ran as a candidate to replace Ayala.

Also, Wisconsin Right Now dot com writer and journalist Jessica McBribe confirmed on her Facebook account that Ayala had defeated Wieting. 

The MPA elections ran from December 3 - 7, 2025.

Ayala received 444 (53.65%) of the vote compared to Wieting who received 385 (46.4%) of the MPA vote.

The MPA will hold its annual Christmas Party tonight at Serb Hall in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Ayala previous article dated August 17, 2024 link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2024/08/alexander-ayala-president-of-milwaukee.html

The MPA endorsed Trump in 2020 and 2024.

Editor's note: You are a MAGA (Make Amerikkka Great Again), if you voted, support, endorse and defend Trump's MAGA political policies.